Recreation Soccer Age Group Coordinators
Matt Heintz - Recreation Program Mgr.
Carrie Scott - Under 6 Age Group Coordinator
Matt Heintz - Under 8 & Under 10 Age Group Coordinator
Mohsen Darabi - Under 12-16 Age Group Coordinator
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P.O. Box 2014, Santa Clara
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Play Recreational Soccer in Santa Clara this Fall 2023
Please read all the information below to register your son or daughter in our soccer league.
2023 Fall Registration is Open
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- Use Coupon Code “EARLYBIRD23” and Save $25 Registration Discount Before Midnight on June 1st
SCYSL Fall Soccer Program Details
- Soccer Program for boys and girls in birth years 2019 to 2008 Under-6 through Under 16) – Use the Soccer Age Group Chart to find the age group for your child
- Final Registration Deadline is July 1st
- We Need Volunteer Coaches when you volunteer to coach in our Recreation Program, the head coach receive a $100 discount for one child’s registration, and an assistant coach receives one $40 discount for one child’s registration.
- Soccer Season starts the last week of August and ends the middle of November.
- Required items to register: Upload a copy of your child’s birth certificate (PDF or JPEG format), and a headshot photo to be used for a player pass (photo must be a clean picture of face and top of shoulder – no glasses, no sunglasses and no hat allowed).
- Financial Aid is available upon request – click here for details
- Please email Jamie Alas, SCYSL Treasurer if you have anymore questions.
| Soccer Program Name | Season | Age | Santa Clara Resident Fees | Non-Santa Clara Resident Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Fall Recreational | Starts end of Aug-mid-Nov | U6-U8 | $205+$40 VPP fee = $245 | $225+$40 VPP fee = $265 |
| 2023 Fall Recreational | Starts end of Aug-mid-Nov | U10-U16 | $260+$40 VPP fee = $300 | $265+$40 VPP fee = $305 |
Fall Recreation Soccer Program FAQs
Late August – Our Volunteer soccer coaches will receive the roster for each team and start contacting parents to notify the day/time of their practices. Each coach determines when/where/practice times as they are volunteering their time to coach your children. Soccer Practices can start after the coaches receive their team roster.
September 9th – the playing season starts and games are schedule on Saturdays in Santa Clara.
November 11th – Last game and season ends.
Our Recreational soccer program is available for boys and girls in birth years 2018 though 2008. The age groups are broken-out as follows:
- Under 6 (5 year old and 6 year old children)
- Under 8 (7 year old and 8 year old children)
- Under 10 (9 year old and 10 year old children)
- Under 12 (11 year old and 12 year old children)
- Over 12 (12-16 year olds)
Our Age Group Coordinators assign players to teams by matching players that live close to each other and or may attend the same school together. We also take into account the need to put siblings on the same team, and of course the volunteer coaches will roster their own children.
The Santa Clara Youth Soccer League wants to get children off the couch and onto the soccer field. Our goal is to “leave no child behind,” and to help families enroll boys and girls in our soccer program.
We provide a need-based financial aid program for to help families in-need cover soccer registration fees. Our program does not cover the cost for competitive soccer expenses such as: uniform cost, tournaments, travel, lodging, or miscellaneous expenses.
Age Group Information
Our Under 6 Boys and Girls Program focuses on creating an exciting fun soccer atmosphere and experience for your children. Players play soccer in a 3 vs. 3 player format with no goalkeepers on the field.
Every player gets to play at least 50% of each game. Teams usually have 6 players each and play two 20 minute halves with stoppage for substitutions at about 10 minutes of play.
The volunteer coaches are also the referees.
The practice location, time of day, and day of week are up to the coach, but for these age divisions, the players can only practice once a week for an hour and games are on Saturdays at Curtis Field.
Coaches usually start contacting players the last week of August. The season will consist of 9-10 games starting the Saturday after Labor Day.
Our Under 8 Boys and Girls Program focuses on creating a fun soccer atmosphere and experience for your children.
Players in our U8 Division play 4 vs. 4 on the field with no goalkeepers. Every player gets to play at least 50% of each game. Teams usually have 8 players each and play two 20 minute halves with stoppage for substitutions at about 10 minutes of play. The volunteer coaches are also the referees. The practice location, days of week, time and length are up to the coach, but typically for this age division, the players practice twice a week for about an hour and games are on Saturdays at Curtis Field. Coaches usually start contacting players the third week of August. The season will consist of 9-10 games starting the Saturday after Labor Day. There is often a pre-season scrimmage on the last Saturday in August at Curtis Field.
Coaches usually start contacting players the last week of August. The season will consist of 9-10 games starting the Saturday after Labor Day.
Players in our U9 & U10 divisions play 6 vs. 6 on the field plus goalkeepers. Every player gets to play at least 50% of each game. Teams have no more than 13 players each and play two 25 minute halves with substitutions at around the 12 minute mark during an appropriate stoppage in play.
The practice location, days of week, time and length are up to the volunteer coach, but typically for these age divisions, the players practice twice a week for about an hour and 15 minutes, and games are on Saturdays at Curtis Field.
Coaches usually start contacting players the second week of August. The season will consist of 9-10 games starting the Saturday after Labor Day. There is often a pre-season scrimmage on the last Saturday in August at Curtis Field.
Our Under-12 to Under-16 teams compete in the District 2 Play Through League which is comprised of 10 soccer leagues in the South Bay.
Teams will travel to play other leagues such as Almaden, West Valley, North Valley and Los Gatos. All home games are played in Santa Clara.
Every player gets to play at least 50% of each game. The practice location, days of week, time and length are up to the volunteer coach, but typically for this age division, the players practice twice a week for about an hour and a half, and games are on Saturdays.
Coaches usually start contacting players the second week of August. The season will consist of 9-10 games starting the Saturday after Labor Day. There is often a pre-season scrimmage on the last Saturday in August at Curtis Field.